Gate or door operating mechanism for passenger-cars.



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GATE 0R DOOR OPERATING MECHANISM FOR PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent. a Batented July 15, 1913.

Application filed December 9, 19.09. Serial No. 632,247..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES A. REMELIUS, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the'county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gate or Door Operating Mechanisms for Passenger- (lars;and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates, generally, to railway cars; and, the inventionhas reference, more particularly, to that class of cars which areemployed for the purposes of carrying passengers, and which cars areprovided with a platform or platforms .ar-'

ranged with a dividing rail, or similar means, whereby the same platformmay be provided and used' with two independent and separate passageways,one for the entrance and the other for the exit of the passengers, asordinarily used on what are termed as pay as you enter cars? The presentinvention has for its principal object to provide in connection with aplatform of a railway car which has such 1 independent and separateentrance and exit passage-ways, a door or gate, or doorsor gates. foreach passageway, and mechanism for opening and closing the same, saidmechanism being under the control of the conductor, and being operatedby the conductor only when the car has come to a standstill, so that aperson can not jump on or off the car while it is in motion, and therebyovercoming the danger to limb and life on account of persons carelesslyendeavoring to alight from or jump on a moving car.

This invention has for its further object to provide a novel and simplyconstructed, as wellas an efliciently operating mechanism which isoperated by and is under the perfect control of the conductor, foroperating two sets of doors or gates, one for the entrance-part and theother for the exit-part of the platfornn either singly, so that thedoors or gates of therntrance-pant may foe openedand closed withoutopening and closmg those of the exit-part, and vice versa, so that thedoors or gates of the exit-part may be opened and closed without openingand closing those of the entrance-part; or collectively, so that thedoors or gates of both entrance and exit-parts, of the plat.-

form can be opened and closed simultaneously.

A further object of this invention is to provide in connection with theplatform of a car, a door or gate, or sets of doors or gates, which arehinged at the step-side of the platform, so that the door or gate, orthe sets of 1001s or gates, when operated so as to he brought into theiropened relae tions, will swing outwardly, and will stand at right anglesfrom the side of the car, or approximately so, whereby no means is.presented to the person desirous of jumping upon the step of theplatform before the car comes to a full stop; and, thereby providing asafe-guard against accident due to the foo'lhardiness or carelessness ofthe jumping-on or jumping-0d passener. Other objects of this inventionnot at this time more particularly enumerated Will be clearly understoodfrom the following detailed description of my present invention.

The invention consists, primarily, in the novel gate .or door-closingand opening means for the platforms of railway cars hereinafter setforth; and, the invention {consists, furthermore, in the novel arrange--ments and combinations of devices and Pants, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, all of which will be more fullydescribed in the following specification, and then finally embodied inthe clauses of the claims which are appended to and which form anessential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is an elevation of one end of a railway car and its platform,showing in connection therewith, and in elevation, two

sets of gates or doors closed, and mechanism for operating said gates ordoors, all lllllS- trating one embodiment of the present invention; andFig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the said parts, said sectionbeing represented as taken on line'2-2 in said Fig. 1, looking towardthe body of the car. Fig. 3 is a. horizontal sectional representation 0tthe frame-work of the car-portion represented in said Figs. 1 and 2,send view showing a top edge-view of the gates or doors 2 in theiropened relation, and a plan view, in'dotted outline, of the mechanismfor operating said gates or doors. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same.parts represented in said Fig. 3, said view showing one set of gates ordoors open and another set of gates or doors closed, with a plan view,in dotted outline, of the relative positions of the gate ordoor-operating mechanism, when the gates or doors are in theabove-stated positions; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of the same devicesand parts, showing their relative positions when all the doors or gatesare closed. Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal sectional representation ofportions of the gate or door-operating mechanism, said section beingtaken on line (3-43 in said Fig. 2. and made on an enlarged scale, andthe platform of the car being omitted from this view, and

said view showing, the true operative positions of certain buffers usedwith the mechanism. Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical section of certainportions of the gate or dooroperating mechanism, the parts shown in thelower portion of said section. however, while being correctly shownmechanically, being dist-ortively represented with relation to thebutters, which are correctly shown in the above stated Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isa. horizontal detail section, said section being taken on line 8--8 insaid Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the arrow 41:. Fig. 9 is adetail vertical section of a combined bearing memberand buffers carriedthereon, said section being taken as looking in the direction 'of thearrow 2 in ,Fig. 7.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates a portion of the body of any usual typeof street railway car which is provided at one or bothends with theusual inclosed or vestibule-platform 2 and the usual sidestep 3 leadingtherefrom. The referencecharacter 4 indicates the usual frame-workbetween the car body 1 and the platform 2, formed with the usual guidesor ways 5, in which are movably arranged the usual doors (3. for openingor closing the entrance 7 from the platform into the body of. the car.The

The position of the conductor upon the platform of the car is at oneside of this fare-receiver and in close proximity to the levers of thegate or door-operating mecha nism, so that he can readily take hold of.i

and operate the levers of the mechanism to be presently more fullydescribed.

The large side-opening at the side of the platform 2, and which isformed by said platform and the frame-work 12 constituting the vestibuleof the platform, is divided by a vertical rod or standard 13, which issuitably secured at its upper end, as, at 14, to the roof-member 15, andat its lower end, as at 16, to the step 3. substantially in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A bracket-like plate 17 issuitably secured upon said rod or standard 13, said plate being formedwith suitable bearing portions in which are rotatably mounted the upperend-portions of a pair of vertical rods 18 and 19, said rods'18 and 19having their lower end-portions rctatal'ily mounted in suitablebearings, as 20, secured upon the sidestep 3. and said end-portions ofthe rods 18 and 19 extending through the said step and projectingbeneath said step, substantially as shown. The projecting endportion ofone of the said rods, as 19, is preferably left longer than theprojecting end-portion of the other rod, as 18.

A suitably formed gate or door, as 21, is rigidly aflixed to said rod18, so that it will turn with the latter, bymeans of attaching plates22, or other suitable fastening means;

and, 1n a similar manner, a similarly formed I gate or door, as 23, isrigidly aflixed to said rod 19, so that it will turn with said rod, bymeans of attaching plates 24, orother suitable fastening means.

Suitably secured to the edge-portion of the car-body is a bracketdikeplate 26 formed with a bearing-portion in which is rotatably mounted theupper end-portion of a rod 27, said rod having its lower end-portionrotatably mounted in a suitable bearing 28 which is'securcd upon theside-step 3. said rod having its lower end-portion ex tending throughand projecting beneath the said step. A suitably formed gate or door, as29, is rigidly atlixed to said rod 27. so as to turn with the same, bymeans of attaching plates 30, or other suitable fastening means. In alike manner, there is suit-ably secured to the edge-portion 31 of thevesti bule-frame, a bracket-like plate 32 which is also formed with abearing-portion in which is rotatably mounted the upper end-portion of arod said rod havingits lower endportion rotatably disposed in a bearing34, alsosecured upon said sidestep and said rod having its lowerend-portionextending through and projecting beneath the said step.Asuitably formed gate or door, as 35.

is rigidly afiixed to said rod 33, so as to turn by means of which theseveral gates or doors are swung in the directions of the arrowheadedarcs, shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, comprises a suitablyformed bracket which consists, essentially, of a hollow or tubularelement or member 37 which is formed with a lower smooth bore 38,providing a bearing, and an upper and internally screw-threaded part-39, said element or member 37be1ng also provided. with aperforatedflange, as 40, for securing the same by means of bolts 41 and nuts 42upon the under side of the platform, and preferably to a supporting beam43 of said platform, substantially as shown in Fig 7 of the drawings.

As represented in Figs. 7 and 9, the said element or member 37 is formedupon one side, at its lower end-portion, with laterally extending wings44, from which projects in a downward direction, a web or plate 45, saidparts being suitably strengthened preferably by means of ribs 46 and 47.Connected with the said-web or plate 45 and with said ribs 46 and 47 isa buffer-supporting or carrying-plate or member 48, formed with anopening 49 and an annular rib-like portion 50. The said web or plate 45is also provided with a pair of socket-like holding members 51 and 52,in which are respectively secured suitable resilient buffers 53 and 54of rubber or other analogous material. Suitably and adjustably securedagainst the lower face ofsaid buffer-supporting or carrying-plate ormember 48, by means of bolts 55 and nuts 56, or other suitable fasteningmeans, is another buffer-supporting or carrying plate or member 57,which is providedwith a central opening 58 with the surrounding marginaledge-portion of which the rib-like portion or flange 50 of thebuffer-supporting or carryingplate or member 48 registers, substantiallyas shown in said Figs. 7 and 9 of the drawings. The said plate or member57 is also provided at one side thereof, with a web or plate 59, fromwhich project a pair of socket-like holding members 60 and. 61, in whichare respectively secured suitable resilient buffers 62 and 63 of rubberor other analogous material.

From an inspection of Figs. 7 and 9,in which the said buffer-supportingor carrying-plates or members 48 and 57 are shown mechanically correct,but not in their true connected relations when assembled in theiroperative positions beneath the platform of the car, in the mannerindicated in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive of the drawings, it will be evident,that the said buffer-supporting or carrying-plates or members arerotatably ad-' justa-ble with relation to each other, sotha't they canbe brought into their true positions represented in said Figs. 3 to 6inclusive and then permanently fixed in their true positions by means ofthe previously mentioned bolts 55 and nuts 56, as will be clearlyunderstood.

Suitably screwed into the previously i mentioned internallyscrew-threaded portion 39 of the hollow or tubular element or member 37and extending in an upward direction through the beam 43 and theplatform 2 is a hollow member or pipe 64, said member or pipe 64 forminga suitable standard extending also through a suitably formedfloor-plate, as 65, which is screwed in place upon the platform 2 bymeans of the previously mentioned bolts 41. Mounted upon the upper andscrew-threaded end-portion of said member or pipe 64 is a T-fitt-ing 66,and 67 indicates a laterally extending brace, in the form of a pipewhich is attached at one end to said T-fitting 66 and at its other endto a second T-fitting 68 arranged in the vertical post 13, and formswith the standard 64, a dividing rail for the platform, so as toseparate the entrance-portion from the exit-portion. Suitably secured inthe upper screw-threaded portion of said T-fitting 66 is a bearing-plug69, in which is rotatably mounted the upper end-portion of a tubularmember or pipe 70, said member or pipe 70 extending downwardly throughsaid T-fitting 66, the fixed hollow member or pipe 64, and the hollow 0rtubular element or member 37, the lower endportion of said memberor pipe70 being rotatably mounted in the cylindrical bore or bearing-portion 38of said element or member 37. The said tubular member 70 has its upperend-portion projecting above the said bearing-plug 69, said end-portionbeing preferably tapered, as at 71, and screw-threaded, as at 72, andsaidend-portion being also made to provide a bearingportion 73. Affixedto said tapered portion 71 is a socket-member 74 from which extends ahandle or lever 75, for turning said. member and thereby producing arotary motion of said hollow member or pipe 70, a nut or Washer 76 beingsuitably secured upon the screw-threaded part 72 for suitable securingthe member or pipe 70 in its operatively supported position. The lowerend-portion of the said tubular member or pipe 70 which projects belowthe bearingportion 38 of the member or element 37 is also made tapering,as at 77, and screwthreaded, as at 7 8, and said end-portion being alsomade to provide a hearing-portion 79. Rotatably arranged in thebearing-portions 73 and 79 of said tubular member or pipe 7 O is a rod80, said rod having its upper end-portion 81 projecting above the nut orwasher 76 and having its lower end-portion 82 projecting below thescrew-threaded portion 78 of the member or pipe 70. Aflixed to said endportion 81 of the rod 80, and held thereon by means of a washer 83 and astud-screw or bolt 8 1 is a socket-member from which extends a handle orlever 36, for turning said socket-member 85 and at the same time turningthe said rod 80 which is connected therewith. In order to lock the saidtubular member or pipe and the rod 80 against turning Which is sometimesdesirable, there is suitably arranged and securedwithin the tubularbrace or pipe 67, at the end where it is connected with the T-fitting66, a plug-like member 87, which is formed with bearing-portions 88 and89, and a chamber 90 and slot 91. Slidably arranged in the saidbearing-portion 88 is a bolt 92, said bolt having an end-portion 93extending through a hole or opening 9% in the tubular member 70, andprojecting also into a receiving socket 95, as clearly shown in Fig. 7of the drawings. Projecting from the opposite end of said bolt 92 is arod 96 which extends through the chamber 90 and has a'portion slidablyarranged in the bearingporticn 89, a spring 97 encircling that portionof the rod 96 within the chamber 90, and the tendency of the said springbeing to force the end-portion 93 of the bolt 92 through the hole oropening 94 and intothe socket 95, so that the members 70 and 30 areprevented from turning. T 0 remove said end-portion 93 from its holdingor locking engagement with said parts of the memhers 70 and 80, the bolt92 is provided with a'downwardly projecting post 98 which is slidablyarranged in the slot 91 of the member 87 and extends through a slot 99in the brace or pipe 67 being also slidably arranged in said slot 99,and the projecting end-portion of said post 98 serving as a fingerpiece'to move the bolt in the direction of the arrow 2- in said Fig. (5, untilthe post 93 is forced laterally into a recessed receiving portion 100 atthe end of the slot 99, to retain the end-portion 93 of the bolt 92 inits withdrawn position from said memhers 70 and 80, and whereby thelatter are Free to be actuated by means of the levers and 86, as and forthe purposes to be presently more fully described.

Suitably a-flixed upon the tapered portion 77 of the tubular member orpipe 70 is the hub 102 of a crank-arm 101, said arm being provided uponits free endrportion with an upwardly projecting stud or pivot-post 103,upon which is adapted to oscillate the hub 105 of a connecting rod 104.Suitably secured upon theaportion of the rod which extends below thesaid tapered part 77 is a supporting ring 106, the purpose of which willbe understood from an inspection of s'aid Fig. 7. The hub 105 of saidconnecting rod 104 may be maintained in its opera- 103 by means of a pin107, or any other suitable fastening means. Suitably aflixed upon thetapered part 82 of the rod 80, and held thereon by means of a nut 108which is screwed upon the portion 109 ofsaid rod 80, is the hub 111 of acrank-arm 110, said arm 110 being provided upon its free 'end-portionwith a stud or pivot-post 112, upon which is adapted "to oscillate thehub 11 1 of a connecting rod 113. The hub'114 of said connecting rod 113may be maintained in its operative position'upon said stud or pivot-pest112 by means of a pin 115, or any other suitable fastening means.

Secured to the lower end-portion of the previously mentioned rod 18,beneath the step 3, is a crank-arm 116, and secured upon beneath thestep 3, is a sector-plate 117, said crank-arm 116 being pivotally andadjustably connected with said sector-plate 117 by means of a connectingrod 118. Adjustably connected with the said sector-plate 117 is an armor link 119, and pivotally con nected with this arm or link is the saidconnecting rod 104. Similarly secured to the beneath the step 3, is acrank-arm 120, and

rod 33, also beneath the step 3, is a sectorplate 121, said crank-arm120 being pivotally and adj ustably connected with the said sector-plate121 bymeans of a,conneeting rod 122. Adjustably connected with the saidsector-plate 121 is an arm or link 123 and pivotally connected with thisarm or link 123 is the said connecting rod 113.

The method of operating the respective gates or doors 21 and 29, and 23and 35 in pairs, either singly or collectively, so as to open either theentrance-portion or the exitpcrtion of the car-platform, or bothsimultaneously as may be desired, briefly is as follows: In Fig. 5 isshown the closed positions of each pair of gates or doors. Now, supposethe pair of gates 23 and 35, that is those movable in front of theentranceporticn of the platform, are to be opened. The conductor turnsthe lever 80 from its position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, to theposition indi'catedin Fig. 4. The rod 80 is thereby rotated, and inconsequence moves the crank-arm 110, between the buffers -62 and (53,and by means of the connecting rod .113 and link 123 causes a rotativemovement of the sector-plate 121. At the same time,

the connecting rod 122 and the crank-arm 120 from their positions insaid Fig. 5 'to the positions in Fig. 4; and, the sector-plate 12.1being fast upon the rod 33, and-the arm 120 being fast upon the rod 19,the gates 35 and 23 will move outwardly, in the direc-- i tions of thearrows in said Fig. 5, into .the

tive position upon said stud or pivot-post t opened positions, shown inFig. 4, without the lower end-portion of the rod 27, also rod 19, uponthe lower end-portion thereof secured upon the lower end-portion of ther the sector-plate 121 produces movements of tiavin in the leastaitected the positions of the ot "r pair of gates or do'ors 21 and 29.

y returnin'g'the lever 86 to its firmer posithin, the gates or doors 35and 23 are a 111 'c'lns'd, as ill be learly 'nderstood 1%.:

the same time, the sector-plate 17 movesthe connecting rod 118 and thecrank-arm 116, and said crank-arm 116 "ein'g secured upon the rod 18 andthe sector-pl te upon the rod 20 27, the result will be that t e saidgates or doors 21 and 29 are readily moved into their gates or doors infront of both the entranceportion and the exit-portion of the platform,the conductor gras s both levers 75 and 8B, the levers, being coatedclosely togetherone above the other, in one hand, and by turning saidlevers together, the dooroperating mechanism may e simultaneouslyoperated for swingin all gates or ifs doors, simultaneously into t 'eiroutwardly epeiie relations, indicated i Fig. 3 of the drawings, and backage-i1 into their closed positions shown in said tig. 5, aswill be g,clearly evident, If desired, the said web or plate may have suitablysecured thereto plate or bar 124 formed at its ends with .'ring-tongu'eso'r ears, as 125, see Fig. 6, with either of which the tree end-portionof the crank-arm 101, during its movements,

Q5 can be brought into separable and frictional holding engagement, toretain the operated parts in their fixed positions, at the end of eachmovement, against accidental dis laceinent or movement due'=-tp jarringan vibration to which the car is subjecte In a similar manner, the Webor plate 59 may also be provided with a plate or bar 126 also formed atits ends with springtongues or ears, as 127,1Vltl1 either of which thefree end-portion of the crank-arm 110, during its movements, can bebrought into separable and frictional holding engagement, for the samepurposes heroinabove described. 60/1 am' aware that changes may he madein the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices andparts, as Well as in the details of the construction of the said parts,Without departing from the scope of 5 the present invention as set forthin the i'vh'eii it is esired toopen the gates or doors tativ movement ofthe sector-plate 117. At'

foregoin specification, aii'd as define in the claims waie ai-eafipended to the sai s f'e'eiticatioh. Hence, do not limit meet to theexact arrangements and com 'inatioiis f the said devices and p rtses'o'ibti in are said speciiibiit'oii,.noi', 'ciii am he inyself to the-eitact tietaiisof, the co n-action of the said parts as alienated in heac'coinpanying drawings.-

I 'c aimzl. A-car ita'viii'g a body and an end platfonn-,,said patfo'rni haviti an respectively controlling said doorway andmeansfloc'ated on the platform and iii armediat k the platform sidedoiways and-the car 'ody to divide the plat orin into "arate entranceand exit assages across "e p atfo'rm, for independently operating saidgates. I I t g I 2. A car rovided with a platform, aid platform havin"an entrance and an e rtion at one side hereof, a dividigg rail iipohsaid lasma for separating e entranceportion from 'sid exit-portion, anda pinrality oi? gat's For opening and closing said entrance aneiit-portionaand concentrically disposed operating ineiiibers arrangedto extend to a point. beneath the plat; n; and connected with saidgates, said meilitii's having a portion extendingabpve the platform andlocated adjacent the dii idtpg ma so as to e underthe antral of t e(ineto'r for operatin" sai' gates. I

a. A cat provide with inform, said platform havin ,an entranee and anagitportion at one s de thereof, a holl'ovt, semaaid upon sai' platform,i idmg ra l fe stending om said staii' at" f r separating theentran'ee-pb'rtion of the p tit-for ffrdin the exit-portion th reof. a'plui'alityh gates for opening and c osing said entranefe andexit-portions, a gate-operating mech'atilsiii. eoncentrieally disposedoperating members extending through said hollow standard, said membersbeing c-oniiected atone end with said site operating mechanism, theopposite eii s (it, said members projecting above said hollow standard,tii id means tiipon saidproie'cting' ends undei the tontr'o of theconductor for actuating-said gate-a erating mechanism.

1. A ear pro'v ded with spade-em, said platform haviiig an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereofia hollow standard upon said platform,a dividing rail extending from said standard for separating theentrance-portion of the 'la'tforrn from the exit-portion thereof, apli'ii'alit t of gates for opening and closing said entrance an" exitportions, a gate-operatingl mechanism, means extending through saidolloi'v standard, said means being connected at one end v l I eiitra -ceand an exit doorway 1n the side thereo gates ibo the

with said gate-operating mechanism, the o')' posite end of said meansprojecting ttbti 5 tie said hollow standard, means u on said projectingend under the contro of the conductor for actuating said gate-operatingmechanism, and a locking device connected with said rail and standardfor detachable holding or locking engagement with said means forcontrolling and actuating the gate-operating mechanism. I

5. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a holow standard upon said platform,a dividing rail e5:- tending from said standard for separating theentrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aplurality of gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, a gate-operating mechanism, means extending through saidhollow standard, said means being connected at one end with saidgate-operating mechanism, the opposite end of said means projectingabove said hollow standard, means upon said projecting end under thecontrol of the conductor for actuating said gate-operating mechanism,and a spring-controlled locking bolt slidably connected with said railand standard for detachable holding or looking engagement with the meansfor controlling and actuating the gate-operating mecha: nism.

6. A car having a body and an end platform, said platform having anentrance and an exit doorway in the side thereof, gates respectivelycontrolling said doorways, means located on the platform andintermediate the platform side doorways and the car body, to divide theplatform into separate entrance and exit passages across the platform,and means located adjacent said passage separating means forindependently operating said gates.

7. A car provided-with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aplurality of gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, a gate-operating mechanism, bearing-portions within saidtubular standard, a vertical rod rotatably mounted in saidbearing-portions, said rod being connected at its lower end to saidgate-operating mechanism and having its upper end projecting above saidstandard, a lever upon said projecting end of the rod for actuating saidgate-operating mechanism, and a locking device connected with said railand standard for detachable holding or looking engagement with said rod.

8. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail exroamaai tending from said standard forseparating the entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portionthereof, a plurality of gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portion, a, gate-operating mechanism, bearing-portions within saidtubular standard, a vertical rod rotatably mounted in saidbearing-portions, said rod being connected at its lower end to saidgate-operating mechanism and having its upper end projecting above saidstandard, a lever upon said projecting end of the rod for actuating saidgate-operating mechanism, and a springcontrolled locking bolt slidablyconnected with said rail and standard for detachable holding or 1 ckingengagement with said rod.

9. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion, different sets of gates for said entrance andexit-portions, concentrically disposed operating members and mechanismbetween said members and said gates and constructed so that said gatesmay be operated either'singly or collectively.

10. A car provided with a platform, said upon said platform forseparating the entrance-portion from said exit-portion, and a set ofoutwardly swinging gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, and concentrically disposed operating members arranged toextend to a point beneath the platform of the car and connected withsaid gates, said members being arranged adjacent said dividing rail soas to be under the control of the conductor and being constructed sothat said gates may be operated either singly or collectively.

11. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a. dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aset of gates connected with each entrance and exit-portion, agate-operating-mechanism, concentrically disposed operating members,means extending through said hollow standard, said members beingconnected at one end with said gate-operating mechanism, the oppositeends of said members projecting above said hollow standard, and meansupon. said projecting ends under control of the conductor for actuatingsaid gate-operating mechanism, said gate-operatin mechanism and theactuating and control ing means therefor being constructed so that saidgates may be operated either singly or collectively.

12. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing 'rail explatform having an entrance and an exit-.portion at one side thereof, a dividing rail the exit-portion thereof, aset of gates con nected with each entrance and exit-portion, agate-operating mechanism, means extending through said hollow standard,said means being connected at one end with said gate-operatingmechanism, the opposite end of said means projecting above said hollowstandard, means upon said projecting end under control of the conductorfor actuating said gate-operating mechanism, said gate-operatingmechanismand the actuating and controlling means therefor beingconstructed so that said gates may be operated either singly orcollectively, and a locking device connected with said rail and standardfor detachable holding or looking engagement with said means forcontrolling and actuating the gate-operating mechanism.

13. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aset of gates connected with each entrance and exit-portion, agate-operating mechanism, bearingpor'tions within said tubular standard,a tubular element rotatably mounted in said bearing-portions, saidtubular element being also provided with bearing-portions, a verticalrod rotatably mounted in the bearingportions of said tubular element,said tubular element and said rod having their lower end-portionsconnected with said gate-operating mechanism, said tubular elementhaving its upper endortion'extending above said tubular stan ard, alever upon said end-portion for rotating said tubular 'ele-.

ment, said vertical rod having its upper endportion extending above theupper end-portion of said tubular element,'and' a lever upon the saidprojecting end-portion'of said rod for-rotating' said rod, all arrangedand constructed so that said gates may be operated either singly orcollectively.

l4. car provided with a platform, said platform havin an entrance and anexitportion at ODG'SldE thereof, a hollow standardupon saidqplatform, adividing rail extending-from said standard for separating theentrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, a set ofgates connected with each entrance and exit-portion, a gate-operatingmechanism, bearing-portions within said tubular standard, a tubularelement rotatably mounted in said bearing-portions, said tubular elementbeing also .provided with bearing-portions, a vertical rod rotatablymounted in the bearing-portions of said tubular clement, said tubularelement and said rod having their lower endportions connected with saidgate-operating mechanism, said tubular element having its 5 upperend-portion extending above said tubular standard, a lever upon saidend-portion for rotating said tubular element, said vertical rod havingits upper end-portion extending above the upper end-portion of saidtubular element, a lever upo-n'the said projecting end-portion of saidrod for rotating said rod, all arranged and constructed so that saidgates maybe operated either singly or collectively, and a lockingileviceconnected with said rail and standard for detachable holding engagementwith said. tubular element and with said rod.

15. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andexit-portion, gates located in close proximity to said portions,concentrically disposed operating members and means between said membersand said gates for operating said gates, combined with a tubular elementextending from the bottom of the platform, a buffer-carrying plateconnected with said tubular element, a second buffer-carrying platesecured to said first-mentioned buffercarrying plate, and buffersextending from said plates with which portions of the gateoperatingmechanism are brought in engagement.

. 6. A carprovided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing railextending from said standard for separating theentrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aplu'rality of gates for opening and closing said' entrance andexit-portions, a gate-operating mechanism, means extending through saidhollow standard, said means being connected at one, end

with said (gate operating mechanism, the 0pposite en of said meansprojecting above sald hollow standard, and means upon said mechanism,combined with a tubular element extending from the bottom of the plateform, a buffer-carrying plateconnected with said tubular element, asecond buffer-can ing plate secured to said first-mentionedbuffer-carrying plate, and butf'ers' jextending from said plates withwhichportions of the gate-operating mechanism are, Q-ibrought inengagement.

17. A car provided with a platform, said platform having ani entranceand an exitportion atone side thereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aplurality of gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, a gate-operating mechanism. bearing-portions within saidtubular stand ard, a vertical rod rotatably mounted in saidbearing-port1ons,said rod being connected at its lower end to saidgate-operating mechanism and having its upper end projecting above saidstandard, and a lever upon said projecting end of the rod for actuatingsaid gate-operating mechanism, combined with a tubular element extendingfrom the bottom of the platform, a buffercarryingplate connected withsaid tubular element, asecond butter-carrying plate secured to saidfirst-mentioned buffer-carrying plate, and buffers extending from saidplates with which portions of the gate-operating mechanism are broughtin engagement.

18. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a dividing rail upon said platformfor separating the entrance-portion from said exit-portion, and a set ofoutwardly swinging gates for opening and closing said entrance andexit-portions, and mechanism arranged beneath the platform of the carand connected with said gates, said mechanism being under the control ofthe conductor and being constructed so that said gates may be operatedeither singly or collectively, combined with a tubular element extendingfrom the bottom of the platform, a buffer-carrying plate con-' nectedwith said tubular element, a second buffer-carrying plate secured tosaid firstmentioned butter-carrying plate, and buffers extending fromsaid plates with which portions of the gate-operating mechanism arebrought in engagement.

19. A car provided with a platform, said platform having an entrance andan exitpo-rtion at one side vthereof, a hollow standard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrancc-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aset of gates connected with each entrance and exit-portion, agate-operating mechanism, means extending through said hollow standard,said means being connected at one end with said gate-operatingmechanism, the opposite end of said means projecting above said hollow.

extending from -said plates with which portions of the gate-operatingmechanism are brought in engagement.

20. A car provided with a platform, said platform havin an entrance andan exitportion at one side thereof, a hollow stand: ard upon saidplatform, a dividing rail extending from said standard for separatingthe entrance-portion of the platform from the exit-portion thereof, aset of gates connected with each entrance and exit-portion, agate-operating mechanism, bearing-portions within said tubular standard,a tubular 1 element rotatably mounted in said bearingportions, saidtubular element being also provided with bearing-portions, a verticalrod rotatably mounted in the bearing-portions of said tubular element,said tubular element and said rod having their lower upon the saidprojecting end-portion of said rod for rotating said rod, all arrangedand constructed so that said gates may be operated either singly orcollectively, combined with a tubular element extending from the bottomof the platform, said tubular element being formed with a screw-threadedpart into which the lower portion of said standard is screwed, abuffer-carrying plate connected with said tubular element, a secondbuffer-carryin plate secured to said firstmentioned. bu er-carryingplate, and buffers extending from said plates with which portions of thegate-operating mechanism are brought in engagement.

21.. A car provided with a platform, said platform having a side-stepand being provided with an entrance and an exit-portion, a dividing rodextending vertically from said step, a bracket-like bearing-plateconnected with said dividing rod, a pair of gate-carrying rods 18 and 19rotatably mounted in said bearing-plate and extending throughbearing-portions in said step, bracket-like bearing-plates connectedrespectively with a portion of the car-body and the vestibule-frame, asecond pair of gate-carry ing rods 27 and 33 rotatably mounted in saidlast-mentioned bearing-portions and extending through bearing-portionsin said step, a hollow standard upon said platform, a dividing railbetween said standard and said vertical dividing rod, bearing-portionswithin\ said tubular standard, a tubular element rotatably mounted insaid bearingportions, said tubular element being also provided withbearing-portions, a vertical rod rotat-ably mounted in thebearing-portlons of said tubular element, said tubular element havingits upper end-portion extending above said standard, a lever upon saidend-portion for rotating said tubular element, said vertical rod havingits upper end-portion extending above the upper end-portion of saidtubular element, a lever upon said projecting end-portion of said rodfor rotating said rod, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of saidtubular element, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of said verticalrod, a sector-plate affixed to the lower end-portion of eachgate-carrying rod 27 and 33, and a connecting rod between each crank-armand each sector-plate, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of eachgate-carrying rod 18 and 19, and a connecting rod between each of saidlast-mentioned crank-arms and said sector-plates, all arranged andconstructed so that the gates may be operated singly or collectively.

22. A car provided with a platform, said platform having a side-step andbeing provided with an entrance and an exit-portion, a dividing rodextending vertically from said step, nected with said dividing rod, apair of gate-carrying rods 18 and 19 rotatably mounted in saidbearing-plate and extending through bearing-portions in said step,bracket-like bearing-plates connected respectively with a and thevestibule-frame, a second pair of gate-carrying rods 27 and 33 rotatablymounted in said last-mentioned bearing-portions and extending throughbearing-portions in said step, a hollow standard upon said platform, adividing rail between said standard and said vertical dividing rod,bearingportions Within said tubular standard, a tubular elementrotatably mounted in said bearing'portions, said tubular element beingalso provided with bearing-portions, a vertical rod rotatably mounted inthe bearingportions of said tubular element, said tubular element havingits upper endportion extending above said standard, a lever upon saidend-portion for rotating said tubular element, said vertical rod havingits upper end-portion extending above the upper end-portion of saidtubular element, a lever upon said projecting end-portion of said rodfor rotating said rod, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of saidtubular element, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of said verticalrod, a sector-plate atlixed to the lower end-portion of eachgate-carrying rod 27 and 33, and a connecting rod between eachcrank-armand each sector-plate, a crank-arm upon the lower end-portion of eachgate-carrying rod 18 and 19, a connecting rod between each of saidlast-mentioned crank-arms and said sector-plates, all arranged andconstructed a bracket-like bearing-plate con portion of the car-body' sothat the gates may be operated singly or collectively, and a lockingdevice connected with said rail and standard for detachable holdingengagement with said tubular element and with said rod.

23. A car having a body and an end platform, said platform having a sidedoorway, a vertical standard arranged at the edge of said platform sidedoorway to divide the same into entrance and exit openings, gatesrespectively arranged on opposite sides of said standard for controllingsaid entrance and exit openings, and means for independently operatingsaid gates, said means located on the platform and in position to dividethe platform into separate passages corresponding to the separateentrance and exit side doorways.

24. A car having a body and an end platform, said platform having a sidedoorway, a vertical standard arranged at the edge of said platform sidedoorway to divide the same into separate entrance and exit openings, apair of gates respectively arranged on opposite sides'of said standardfor controlling said openings, and means for independently operatingeach pair of gates, said means located on the platform in position todivide the platform into separate passages corresponding to saidseparate entrance and exit openings.

25. A car having a body and an end platform, said platform having a sidedoorway, a vertical standard arranged at the edge of said doorway todivide the same into separate entrance and exit openings, a pair ofgates respectively arranged on opposite sides of said standard forcontrolling said openings, the members of each pair of gates moving inopposite directions to each other in the opening and closing movementsthereof, and means for independently operating said pairs of gates, saidmeans located on the platform in position to divide the platform intoseparate passages corresponding to said separate entrance and exitopenings.

26. A car having a body and an end platform, said platform having a sidedoorway, a vertical standard arranged at the edge of said doorway todivide the same into separate entrance and exit openings, gatesrespectively arranged on opposite sides of said standard for controllingsaid openings, said gates extending below the level of the platformfloor, and means for independently operating said gates, said meanslocated on the platform in position to divide the platform into separatepas' said doorway to divide the same into separate entrance and exitopenings, gates for controlling said openings, a railing extend ing in adirection across the platform to di vide the same into separate passagescorresponding 'to the separate entrance and exit platform side openings,and means associated With-said railing for operating said gatesindependently of each other.

28. A car, having a body and an end platform, said platform having aside doorway, a vertical standard arranged at the edge of the doorway todivide the same into separate entrance and exit openings, a gate foreach opening, a standard located on the platform in position to dividethe same into separate entrance and exit passages corresponding to theentrance and eXit platform side openings, and means carried by theplatform standard for operating said gates independently of each other.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this first day of December, 1909.

CHARLES A. REMELIUS WVitnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

